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Who does Schlessman Foundation INC fund?

Schlessman Foundation INC has awarded $32 million across 722 grants to 221 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $6,000 and $15,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $8,500 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$32.2M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
221
Grants
722
Years
2020–2024

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 221 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
YMCA of the Rockies $3.2M102020–20242024CO
The Colorado College $2.3M82020–20242024CO
The Fort Lewis College Foundation $2.3M82020–20242024CO
Savio House $2.0M42020–20232023CO
Denver Public Library Friends Foundation $2.0M42020–20232023CO
Denver Zoological Foundation INC $1.6M62020–20242024CO
Denver Art Museum INC $1.2M42020–20222022CO
Kids First Health Care $1.0M52020–20242024CO
B Butterfly Pavilion $1.0M42020–20242024— —
Warren Village INC $945K52020–20242024CO
Roundup River Ranch $677K52020–20242024CO
P Porter Hospice $667K22022–20232023— —
University of Denver $625K32022–20242024CO
Denver Scholarship Foundation $500K52020–20242024CO
T The Butterfly Pavilion $500K120212021— —
Kids in Need of Dentistry $430K52020–20242024CO
D Denver Museum of Nature & Science $420K52020–20242024— —
Denver Botanic Gardens INC $415K22021–20242024CO
Denver Lions Foundation $408K120212021CO
G Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity $395K42020–20242024— —
Y YMCA of Metropolitan Denver $350K22020–20212021— —
W We Don't Waste $342K52020–20242024— —
R Rocky Mountain Adventist Healthcare Fdn Porter Hospice $333K120212021— —
H High Line Canal $315K120242024— —
A American Red Cross $315K62020–20242024— —
H Highline Canal $310K22022–20232023— —
I Iliff School of Theology $310K62020–20242024CO
Craig Hospital $290K52020–20242024CO
D Denver Botanic Gargens $200K120202020— —
S Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado $160K32020–20212021— —
S Sun Valley Kitchen and Community Center $148K52020–20242024— —
W Women's Bean Project $144K52020–20242024— —
C Casa De Paz $130K42021–20242024— —
T The Colorado Museum of Natural History DBA Denver Museum of Nature & Scienc $126K22022–20232023— —
Metro Caring $110K52020–20242024CO
U United Scottish Rite Unity Mutual Benefit Assn $107K32022–20242024CA
M Minds Matter Colorado $102K52020–20242024— —
Y Young American's $94K32022–20242024— —
W Work Options $92K32022–20242024— —
G Grid Alternatives Colorado $85K52020–20242024— —
Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking $85K52020–20242024CO
Mile High Ministries $85K52020–20242024CO
Adams County Emergency Food Bank $80K52020–20242024CO
W Whiz Kids INC $80K32022–20242024AR
T The Gathering Place $78K52020–20242024— —
Emily Griffith Foundation INC $78K52020–20242024CO
Sewall Child Development Center INC $75K52020–20242024CO
L Listen Foundation INC $75K72020–20242024— —
Second Wind Fund INC $73K52020–20242024CO
Mountain Resource Center INC $73K52020–20242024CO
G Girls INC of Metropolitan Denver $72K52020–20242024— —
Reading Partners $72K42021–20242024CA
Parkinson Association of the Rockies $66K52020–20242024CO
L Lutheran Medical Center Foundation $65K52020–20242024CO
M Metro Denver Partners $65K62020–20242024— —
T The Delores Project $65K52020–20242024CO
Raise the Future $63K52020–20242024CO
Earthlinks INC $60K52020–20242024CO
National Jewish Health $60K52020–20242024CO
T Teaching Peace DBA Longmont Community Justice Partnership $60K52020–20242024— —
E Every Child Pediatrics $59K42020–20232023— —
A Anchor Center for Blind Children $57K52020–20242024— —
Environmental Learning for Kids $57K52020–20242024CO
Bayaud Enterprises INC $55K52020–20242024CO
C Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus $55K52020–20242024— —
Hope House of Colorado $54K52020–20242024CO
H Hope Communities $54K52020–20242024— —
T The Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists $52K52020–20242024— —
Blind Institute of Technology $51K52020–20242024CO
P Porter Hospice Foundation $50K120202020— —
Lighthouse Writers Workshop INC $50K52020–20242024CO
M Mi Casa $50K32022–20242024— —
Food Bank of the Rockies $50K32020–20242024CO
Ability Connection Colorado INC $50K52020–20242024CO
Celebrate Edu $48K52020–20242024CO
Colorado Uplift INC $48K52020–20242024CO
Laradon Hall Society for Exceptional Children and Adults $48K52020–20242024CO
S Senior Support Services INC $47K52020–20242024CO
Denver Kids INC $46K52020–20242024CO
E Ekar Farm $45K42021–20242024— —
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado INC $45K42021–20242024CO
Integrated Family Community Services $45K42021–20242024CO
Denver Street School $44K42020–20242024CO
Conflict Center $44K52020–20242024CO
Mile High 360 $42K42021–20242024CO
Phamaly Theatre Company $42K52020–20242024CO
Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores $41K42020–20232023CO
Y Young Americans Center for Financial Education $41K32020–20212021— —
Book Trust $40K52020–20242024CO
Seniors' Resource Center INC $40K52020–20242024CO
L Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains $40K42021–20242024— —
Clothes to Kids of Denver INC $40K52020–20242024CO
The Colorado Center for the Blind $40K52020–20242024CO
Whiz Kids Tutoring INC $40K22020–20212021CO
D Dental Lifeline Network - Colorado $40K52020–20242024— —
A Archway Housing & Services INC $40K42021–20242024CO
D Denver Children's Advocacy Center $39K52020–20242024— —
Mile High Workshop INC $38K52020–20242024CO
Safehouse Denver INC $38K52020–20242024CO
Project Angel Heart $38K52020–20242024CO

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